Anthropogenic stressors threaten large whales globally. Effective management requires an
understanding of where, when, and why threats are occurring. Strandings data provide key …

Analyses of the spatial and temporal patterns of 26 years of stranding events (1995–2011
and 2012–2021, n= 568) in Indonesia were conducted to improve the country's stranding …

Abstract On 11 February 2014, dozens of Portuguese man-of-war specimens were washed
ashore along the entire stretch of Patos Beach (northwestern Spain). Here we performed …

This follow-up study to the first assessment of Philippine marine mammal strandings (1998
to 2009) assesses the spatiotemporal variation of strandings and the top five most frequently …

The frequency of cetacean strandings is increasing, with multiple causes identified. We
examined temporal and spatial trends in stranding numbers along the coastal areas of the …

Indian coastal waters are critical for dugong populations in the western Indian Ocean.
Systematic spatial planning of dugong habitats can help to achieve biodiversity conservation …

Land surface temperature (LST) is a critical geo-parameter in terrestrial environmental
interaction processes, directly related to land cover change (LCC) which modifies surface …

Cetacean ecology has been poorly studied in the Shanghai-Zhejiang waters of East China
Sea, seriously hindering appropriate local conservation practices. Here stranding records …

In India, dugong populations and their habitats are under pressure from several factors,
including seagrass degradation caused by high turbidity and pollution, ghost nets, bycatch …

Simple Summary Mercury is a persistent and toxic metal that can affect marine life.
Bottlenose dolphins are particularly vulnerable to mercury accumulation and toxicity …